Filter for turtle tank.....

[Ninja turtle]

I have an underground gravel filter thing, and now have decide to get a fitler now. There are so many different one, that I don't know which one is best for a turtle tank. Any help will be great. Thanks Sue

[smidey]

as far as im aware, turtle tanks use the same filters as fish tanks(i had a snake necked turtle in my community fish tank & he did well). i can recommend aquaone canisters as being very reliable & also one of the cheaper items available if you get them from "pet planet" in onehunga. i have two, a cf1200 & cf1000 & have not had any trouble in two years.

[gizmo72]

My RES had a aquaone on his tank and it did the job, I used to take the filter out every two days and run it under the tap for a clean especially during a shed. He loved playing under the water flow for ages.

[smidey]

My RES had a aquaone on his tank and it did the job, I used to take the filter out every two days and run it under the tap for a clean especially during a shed.

that sounds like alot of work, i give mine a rinse every 6 weeks or so.

[alanmin4304]

Turtles are pretty messy so you want the biggest filter you can afford because you will need it when they mature.

[henward]

buy a cheap aqua one

these turtles dont exactly live in perfect water in nature

in fact these sometimes live in muddy stagnant water.

but obviosuly you want peace of mind

a cheap aqua one 100 bux willdo the trick

even a cheaper internal for 40 bux

i used to have turtles, never ever had problems, grew healthy, strong and very hungry and all i had was an internal

[Ninja turtle]

Thanks guys..... Now, what the different between the hang-on, internal, external & cannister fitlers. What are the best one for the turtle tank? Is fluval a good brand? Thanks again.

[smidey]

Thanks guys..... Now, what the different between the hang-on, internal, external & cannister fitlers. What are the best one for the turtle tank? Is fluval a good brand? Thanks again.

hangon hang on the tank wall, internal are units that suction cup on the inside submersed. external are canister filters, the canister has piping to & from the tank.

I have not had any fluval filters but they have a good repretation.

[Ninja turtle]

Thanks, I guess the internal fitler will be better for my turtle.

[snookie]

cannister would be better and gives the turtle more space

[alanmin4304]

I have a tank with 300litres of water and 3 adults and it has an Eheim external turning over 900litres/hour. My babies have no filter but I siphon off the gunge and do water changes 2 - 3 times a week. You pays your money and you takes your pick.

[Ninja turtle]

Ok, now what is the jebo brand like? Looking at a jebo 810.

[scott16]

another way to keep your tank cleaner is to feed your turtles in a seperate container or tank and leave them there for about 20 mins so the excret there mess in the feeding container then just clean that often i run a aqua one cf1000 with 4 snake neck turtles

[subzer0]

you need to watch if you get internal filter as turtles like to pull them off the wall of tank etc.

feed them in seperate tank help heaps.

[scott16]

oh yeah watch you heater as well get a protector my turtles smashed about 3 befor i found the protectors lol

[Ninja turtle]

thanks.... I used to feed the turtles in a separted tank, but they alway took so long to eat (they were a bit shy)

[scott16]

if you keep feeding them in seperate tank they will get used to it

[Ninja turtle]

Hi there. Are snake neck turtle hard to look after? We did have 2 red eared turtles but just sold one as he was a bully to other turtle. The snake neck turtle looked interesting

[scott16]

you cant keep red ears with snake necks cause red ears are vicious and snake necks arnt i know people do but it aint advised

but there reasonable easy most dont eat pellets only meat

[smidey]

oh yeah watch you heater as well get a protector my turtles smashed about 3 befor i found the protectors lol

or get a stainless steel heater

[gizmo72]

I have a stainless steel heater as well with my RED but he still managed to burn himself on it so a guard is advised.

[ExotherMan]

I would definately go for a canister filter, takes up less room, easier to maintain, and generally is more suited to the sort of waste produced by turtles.

I prefer eheims or fluvals but overall it just depends on what is the best price at your local suppliers. One size up from what is normally advised for your tanks litre volume is always advised too, it saves alot of cleaning later on when your turtles start to get bigger and produce more waste.

Heater guard definately advised. And i often try to hide the heater behind tank furniture to keep it out of the way.

[Graeme Holden]

I use one of these, works great but the filter needs cleaning out every other day as it is a paper type filter, but if you could modify one of the filter elements to foam then it would be great, passes huge amounts of water allowing more animals per litre and in the sun (which mine is) will not allow green algae to take hold, - just another thought for what it is worth, can get these very cheap occaisionally on Trademe. I have several and paid I think $15 for the dearest and $1 for the cheapest, only thing to watch out for is if they have been used with clorine, so lots and lots of washing before use if using a used filter element and preferably get a new one or modify one. p.s. have a large (very) snake neck in with red necks and it actually bullies the others for the food - also very very quick with its strike at the food so does not miss out very often, perhaps I am the exception to the rule as well because I have fish in with most of my turtles and though the turtles can't count very well, most of the fish survive(at least the healthy, fit, fast ones)

[Graeme Holden]

anyone from Timaru or close to, also note my other posting for babysitting my collection for a while, tks Graeme